Planting-machine attachment



N. M. GABRlELSON.

PLANTlNG MACHINE ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED JULY-22,1921.

1,413,398. I Patented Apr. 18, 1922.

Umrs 55 nuns M, GABRIELsoN, or wnsr zxwlsoonsm.

PLANTING-MACHINE ATTACHMENT.

Application filed. July 22,

T 0 all 157mm itmzry concern:

Be it known that I, 'NnLs M. GA'BRIELsoN,

a citizen of the United States, residingat Westby,in the county of Vernon and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new 7 and useful Improvements in Planting-Mal chine Attachments, of which the following i This; invention relates to transplanting is a specification;

machines and more particularly to a novel and improved hingedly connected plant re- I cei ver tray-or holder adapted for detachable connection to the main axle of'the' machines. The primary object of the i nvention is the provision of a plant receiving tray or.

holder to be hingedlysupported from the' rear or main axle of a transplanting ma chine sothat the said'tray may rest on the lap of the planter and consequently in close proximity to" the ground for convenient transplanting. v v 7 One of the objects of the invention resides in a hingedly connected detachable, transinvention is the provision of a novel and improved transplanting tray which maybe constructed of different material and capable of being used in connection with practically any type of transplanting machine, and one which is extremely simple in construction,

' rigid and durable, practical yet capable of being manufactured at a veryilow cost whereby its commercial possibilities are greatly enhanced. a a

The invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed description taken 'inconnection with by the subject matter being claimed.

the accompanyingdrawing forming a part:

of the specification with theunderstanding however that the invention is not confined to any strict conformity with the showing of the drawing but maybe changed and modifiedso long as such changes" and modification mark no material departure from the' salient features ofthe invention as expressed In the accompanying drawings Figure '1 is a" plan showing the trans Specification of Letters l fatent. Patented Ina the cleaning of the tray when sodesired.

The front 'portionof thetr'ay is cutaway as ,freely swungonlthe' axle 5 in such manner- '85; the lap of the planterlwho" is seated in close 7 Apr." 18,1922. 1921. .1Seria1-No..486,90.

planting tray connected to the .inain axle of a transplanting machine,e r I Fig.2 is a side view of the same; and,

3'isa detached view of the tray;

' Referring now to thedrawings, wherein;

like parts designate v .corresponding parts throughoutthese-veral views, 5 designates '-.the mainvsupportingaxle for thegrdund -wheels 6 qf the t ransplanterwhich carries the usualseed distributing mechanism and -,eover Bdispdsedbetweeri the seats 9 of the a chine, all of .avhich are of ,a well known land standardconstruction.

T he transplanting trays 10, 11 on each side of the fertilizer distributorand cojver each iomprises a rectangular frame 'l 2 th'e sides 13 of which are curved inwardly similar to the inwardly curved edges 14 of the respecings '15 at the respective corners to facilitate tive endsfof the tray so as to provide-open r H shown at 16 to provideapertures and per-l mit the bent ends"17' ofa pair ofclips. 18 :tobe-passed therethrough and-secured to the inwardlyrcurved edge 14 of the tray, The free ends'19 of the respectiveclipslare'bent inwardly soas to behingedly'connected and v thatthe oppositeend of the; tray may rest on proximity to theground during theforward travel of the ,rnachine when transplanting.

A felt pad 20 or other suitable material may be held by the rectangular transplanting tray to absorb moisture from the roots of the plant and prevent the-same fromtrick-Q- V i ling on the lap of the planter.

The simple arrangement a planting tray andthe method of securing the f the '7 n sameeonthe axle of the machine so as .to .rest 7 a on the lap of "the' planter'is such that thef' transplanting is facilitatedf'by reason, of thej i fact that thetray is conveniently positioned-j in close' pro'ximity to the ground and therefore does not" require stooping and bend ng of the body to transplant the plants.. -The simple device thus overcomes the objection l tothe old andobjectionable-method ofcarrying the plants in burlap or, other porous holdersori containers where the moisture' flpasses through and'thus makes transplanting disagreeable, Furthrmorethe'tray mayi j 3 be easily detached from the ax leof'themachine and seine-d e and-from the hot houses 1 10 V practice has been found to be highly satisfactory in obtaining the desired results. It will be obvious however that other embodiments may be adopted and that various changes in the details of construction may be resorted to by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention. It is furthermore understood that the invention is not necessarily limited or restricted to the precise elements shown except in so far assuch limitations are specified in the subject matter being claimed.

Having shown and described my invention, What I now claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent of the United States is As a new article of manufacture, an attachment for transplanters comprising a tray formed from sheet metal having upwardly'and inwardly curved edges, and anabsorb'ent pad covering the tray between the edges thereof, clips at the forward end' of said tray adapted for attachmentto any suitable part of a transplanter, said tray being designed at its rear end to be held upon the lap of the operator;

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature hereto.

'NELS M. GABRIELSON. 

